A man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a foster child in Mecosta County is heading to prison.

Sixty-six year old Marvin Bowman of Big Rapids was sentenced to between 30 months and 50 years on Monday after he pleaded guilty to sex crimes against a young girl from 2005-2016 in Big Rapids Township.

He was set to stand trial on the charges on April 11, but reached a plea agreement with the prosecutor’s office.

He also will have to register as a sex offender and GPS monitoring for life.